Today's Economy - How Forest Fires Transform European State Budgets

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In the face of fires every summer in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy, European states have no choice but to invest heavily in civil security. Firefighters, water bombers, drones, satellites or prevention: forest fires become a sustainable spending item for public finances and re-design Europe's budgetary priorities.

Deutsche Welle

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They destroy tourism and burden the state budget: The historic forest fires in Spain destroy economic growth and nature. Could the country have weakened the force of the flames?